According to the audit report, the amount spent on the project was $554,000 more than the approved amount of $1.65 million. In addition, the comptroller’s office could not find adequate documentation verifying the quality of work and cited problems such as a crack in the highway garage floor and leaks in the ceiling of the town hall.

Additionally, the board neglected General Municipal Law by purchasing gas from a station owned by Highway Superintendent Robert Fleming, which constituted a conflict of interest.